The 1894 Orange Athletic Club football team was an American football team that represented the Orange Athletic Club in the American Football Union (AFU) during the 1894 college football season. The team played its home games at the Orange Oval in East Orange, New Jersey, compiled a 4–5–1 record (1–0 against AFU opponents), and won the AFU championship. Frank H. Coyne was the team captain.[1]
| 1894 Orange Athletic Club football | |
|---|---|
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AFU champion | |
| Conference | American Football Union |
| Record | 4–5–1 (1–0 AFU) |
| Captain | Frank H. Coyne |
| Home stadium | Orange Oval |
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 29 | Stevens* | T 6–6 | > 1,000 | [2] | |||
| October 3 | New Jersey Athletic Club* |
| W 26–0 | 500 | [3] | ||
| October 6 | Wesleyan* |
| W 34–0 | [4] | |||
| October 13 | at Harvard* | L 0–14 | 300 | [5][6] | |||
| October 20 | Yale* |
| L 0–24 | 2,500 | [7] | ||
| October 27 | Lehigh* |
| W 14–0 | 1,200–1,500 | [8] | ||
| November 3 | Lafayette* |
| L 6–18 | [9] | |||
| November 10 | Brown* |
| L 10–12 | 1,500 | [10] | ||
| November 17 | Crescent Athletic Club |
| W 16–8 | [11] | |||
| November 21 | Princeton* |
| L 4–16 | [12] | |||
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References
edit- ^ "Rivals for the Eagle Cup". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. September 22, 1895. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
...Frank H. Coyne, who captained the 1894 team...
- ^ "Orange 6; Stevens 6". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. September 30, 1894. p. 2.
- ^ "Orange Defeats New Jersey". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 4, 1894. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wesleyan Men Outclassed". New York Tribune. October 7, 1894. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wade to Goal: Harvard Beat Orange A. C. in the Rain, 14-0". Boston Post. October 14, 1894. p. 3 – via NewspaperARCHIVE.(attendance 300)
- ^ "All Amphibious: Harvard's Football Men Swim in Mud; Strong Orange A.C. Club Is Beaten, 14 to 0". The Boston Globe. October 14, 1894. p. 1 – via NewspaperArchive.
- ^ "Yale, 24; Orange A.C, O". The Sun. October 21, 1894. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Orange, 14; Lehigh, 0". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 28, 1894. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lafayette, 18; Orange, 6". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 4, 1894. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Orange Succumbs To Brown". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 11, 1894. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lost the Eagle Cup Again: Crescents Defeated by Orange in a Hard Fought Game". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 18, 1894. pp. 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Princeton 16; Orange A.C. 4". The Boston Globe. November 22, 1894. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.